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[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: That is NOT researching BANTI!!! go to google scholar and choose a topic you need to understand more!!! THAT is research.

Shalom Sally! How do you feel?

Hi Benny! I am fine. How is the family? whats cooking?

 

[Akrnaf2]

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

Whats up freind?

Nothing much. How are you today?

It is the day of the fallen soldiers, so it is a hard day, but we here have this hsrd day just a day before Ouer independence day, so tomorrow it is ouer independenc day, wich a very happy day, so kind of mania- depresia thing..

 

[BantyChooks]

That is NOT researching BANTI!!!  go to google scholar and choose a topic you need to understand more!!! THAT is research.

Hi Benny!  I am fine.   How is the family?  whats cooking?

Google what?

But I am learning! So far, pretty much picked up something on every page.....My hatching notebook is over 1\2 full.... Yixes, I need to write smaller....!
-Banti

 

[Chaos18]

Google what?

But I am learning! So far, pretty much picked up something on every page! My hatching notebook is over 1\2 full.... Yixes, I need to write smaller....!
-Banti

http://scholar.google.com/

Very useful.

 

[BantyChooks]

http://scholar.google.com/

Very useful.

Cool. Always just did regular google searches....

 

[Chaos18]

It is the day of the fallen soldiers, so it is a hard day, but we here have this hsrd day just a day before Ouer independence day, so tomorrow it is ouer independenc day, wich a very happy day, so kind of mania- depresia thing..

It is a good way to go. A day of remembrance for those that have died followed by a day of celebration for what they fought for.

 

[Chaos18]

Cool. Always just did regular google searches....

I use it for all searches when trying to find actual studies that people have done.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

By popular demand...Finally got pictures to upload. This one shows one end, with the door installed (which has since been painted). The other end is behind it.


This is one of the two ventilation panel that will go under the roof overhang, one on either side


Both ends, both sides bolted together, to make sure everything matched up.


One of two hinged lids set in place (again, to make sure all the pieces of the puzzle fit)
Shown below the lid, standing out from the lower part of the side, is a hinged clean-out door, a departure from the original coop upon which this one is modeled.


Raised platform the coop will sit on. Plywood screwed to the legs, legs braced, plywood covered with vinyl sheeting for easier cleaning.


Finished coop (corner molding added after photo taken). Entire coop, with the exception of the roof, was built & assembled in the basement (out of the wet & cold, and close to the tools), where more than a few screw-ups were corrected. Then the whole thing was disassembled (all carriage bolts; not a nail in it, except in the roof shingles), carried out piece by piece, & reassembled at its final location.

Unlike the original coop (barely visible @ extreme left center), this one is enclosed within the run, which is approximately 5'x12'. Pressure treated fence posts, 6' apart, with 5' T-posts between, support the 4'x 2"x4" welded wire fencing, which will have 1/4" hardware cloth zip-tied to the bottom. Visible through the door mesh is the platform I had to add 'cause I neglected to rotate the coop 90 degrees to allow room for the ramp (major attack of the dumb-ask on that one)

The people door, also assembled & screened in the basement, actually came out square, much to my delight and surprise. It swings to the inside so I wouldn't have to remove any soil to accommodate the sloped terrain...I own two shovels, neither of which fit my hands very well.

I used materials on hand as much as possible. I had to buy the plywood for the coop, the hinges, the carriage bolts, washers, & nuts, & some of the 2"x4" welded wire & hardware cloth, the 5 T-posts, & a quart each of primer & paint. Everything else was left over from other projects. Costs for new materials approximately $150, not counting far too many trips to Lowes due to PPPP (pee-poor-prior-planning).

Tools used:
Radial arm saw...........to rip 2x4's for the 2x2 framing & door molding
Circular saw...............for whatever the radial saw wouldn't handle
Mitre saw...................for angle cuts
Cross-cut hand saw....for small cuts when I didn't feel like setting up any of the other saws
Battery-operated drill..for carriage bolt holes & pilot holes for screws
Many cups of coffee..for regrouping whenever I screwed up, or just felt like taking a break

Would I tackle it again?
Yes, I would. Not only was the total cash outlay less than the $300+ that I paid for the original kit coop, not counting the materials I already had on hand, but I had the satisfaction of producing it myself. Of course, I didn't have a 9-5 job to work around, or a completion deadline to meet. The biggest payoff, for me, is the fact that this one has sturdier materials in it than the kit coop, plus a few modifications to make it more user-friendly for my particular circumstances. It all depends, I guess, on how much time you have, & what you figure that time's worth.


The 1st resident of the new digs

She's what you'd call an "easy keeper". She don't lay much anymore, and she's never raised a chick, but she requires little care & I don't have to clean up behind her.
Actually, she was made by my Grandmother many,many moons before she died in '66, and was used as a doorstop. The partially visible plastic horse in the background was also hers. Both are among my most treasured possessions.

I hope at least some of you enjoy this little pictorial as much as I enjoyed putting it together & bringing it to you.

This looks awesome! Want to build me one??

That would be SO good - I don't have that skill (yet!)...

But you will!!

Awwww!!

Go Duckies GO!!

Good Morning Everyone!

Mornin

Good morning all!

Good Morning!

No. I think I will. Nobody noticed when I was gone!

We all did. Dont even think about leaving!

Good morning how's the day any new chicks, ducklings

Good Morning!

One person that I knew of.

Has anyone seen this movie?

Yes, good movie, i cry everytime

Seen the movie, and can tell me if it's any good.

yes

I can do neither......but from the looks of it it'll make you cry.

yep

After the last 2 weeks of disappointing hatches, I have big hopes for this weekend. I just put 296 eggs into lockdown, including 4 silkied ameraucanas. These are the first eggs that have been fertile and I really want these to hatch

GOOD LUCK!!!!

She is so my girl!

LOL!!

New duck coop:




As you can see, the roof is sorta leaky and the floor is rotting, but nothing that can't be fixed! The frame is very sturdy, and it should work great.
-Banti

Awesome! Very similar to my duck house

It doesn't stop me from wanting a group of guys to show up at my door!

I think I made it up to about 11 of them yesterday.

Should have been more

I have to run. I still need more coffee though.

I hope you all have a great day!

See ya!

My freaking neighbors beagles bark all day long all night long..... One of these days I'm gonna shoot the dam things and be done with it.....

I hate beagles

I got to run to town real soon.... You all play nice

no fun in that, see ya later!

Good Morning!

What? Did not.

TTFN....

-Banti

Later!!

Candled last night,end of day four, definite embryos in over half! The rest are too dark shelled to see anything yet (four are marans). So excited, this is my first try at incubating and I was very anxious. Feel so much better now that I can see them

Woohoo!! Good Luck!!

Good morning!!!!!!

Good Morning!

 

[Chaos18]

Cool. Always just did regular google searches....

I used Google Scholar to find all of the links in this article.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-pullet-eggs

 

[DwayneNLiz]

That's probably true.......but I'm thankful that she didn't. It was probably one of those "taking one for the team" kinda thing.